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Pat C. asked this question about The Girl on the Train:
If I hated "Gone Girl" am I going to hate "The Girl on the Train"? Obviously not looking for someone with a crystal ball, just informed (like you've read both books and "they're not really that much alike") opinions.
Jeanette I'm fodder for this question, as I particularly disdained Gone Girl and read Girl on the Train within a day- could NOT put it down. The hook up or wor…moreI'm fodder for this question, as I particularly disdained Gone Girl and read Girl on the Train within a day- could NOT put it down. The hook up or worse aspects re relationships were similar but that's, IMHO, about it. Girl on the Train had different "eyes" of observation, different depth to emotional and traditional ideas of family and trust, and the people were, for me, quite real. As I have known them. In Gone Girl, not at all. Girl on the Train is pure Hitchcock movie fare. If the master were here with us, he could do it justice. Visuals of the train views compelled with the tech/phone aspects of surprised information! Like De Niro in Taxi Driver or Leigh in Gone with the Wind- the actors and actresses could form a career with these roles. Gone Girl just seemed slutty in comparison, not in the same thread just the same genre. GOTT is far more like Rear Window (James Stuart) crossed with Gaslight (Ingrid Bergman) territory.(less)
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